The tree has been cut in half by a chainsaw, road is completely open. But note that the recent snow there (maybe 2-3") covers a very hardpack base, icy in spots, and my FWD car started sliding on the first incline so we just booted it up from the freeway. But several AWD/4WD vehicles made it all the way to the summer TH with little apparent effort, zipping right past us, even a Subaru station wagon.
-Tom